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Updated: December 19, 2023

THE BIRMINGHAM ROLLER: A High Performance Pigeon by Dave Henderson, signed by author,  Published April 2021, soft cover, 345 pages, b/w photos, 9 by 6 inches, new, just published..............................................$40.00

BIRMINGHAM ROLLER PIN COLLECTION ~ 14 different pins ~ all are new ~ $140 value/ with free shipping in the US ...........Special Price ....$110

WORLD ROLLER HAPPENINGS 1976 Volume #1. Very Rare. World Roller Happenings had just two issues, then it ended. I have been selling books and magazines for 15+ years and this is very rare. Volume 1/1976 issue is in  good/very good condition.............................................$200.00

WORLD ROLLER HAPPENINGS, Issue #2

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FLYING ROLLERS, TIPPLERS AND TUMBERS by Richard C. Strain, 1976,  soft cover, 71 pages, b/w illustrations, 8.25 by 5.25 inches. in new condition, rare book..................................................$40.00 

WINGS ON WHEELS by Joe Stayer, 1985, soft cover, 31 pages, b/w photos, 8.5 by 5.375 inches, dedication to the fancier ~ a few notes inside back cover, condition is good/very good...$25.00 sold

THE BOOK OF FLYING TUMBLERS AND ROLLERS by Jack Prescott, soft cover, 80 pages, b/w photos, very good condition 8.5 by 5,5 inches, ....$40.00 .............sold

A ROLLER DIGEST by the Pensom Roller Club, 1967, hard cover, illustrated, 99 pages, 9 by 6.25 inches, in very good condition..VALUABLE BOOK. There were only 100 published........ $100.00

A ROLLER DIGEST by the Pensom Roller Club, 1967, hard cover, illustrated, 99 pages, 9 by 6.25 inches, in very good/excellent condition..........VALUABLE BOOK.... $100.00

A ROLLER DIGEST by the Pensom Roller Club, 1967, hard cover, illustrated, 99 pages, 9 by 6.25 inches, in very good condition..................VALUABLE BOOK.   $100.00

A ROLLER DIGEST by the Pensom Club, 1967, hard cover, illustrated, 99 pages, 9 by 6.25 inches, in good/very good condition...COPY #4... $100.00

THE WORLD OF THE BIRMINGHAM ROLLER PIGEON  by Don L. Norwood, 2012 soft cover, 118 pages, color & b/w photos and illustrations, 5.5 by 8.5 inches, great book, condition is new....$50.00

THE AERIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE BIRMINGHAM ROLLER by Cornell L. Norwood, 1996, soft cover, 103 pages, b/w photos, 5.5. by 8.5 inches, condition is new.................$35.00 sold

THE AERIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE BIRMINGHAM ROLLER by Cornell L. Norwood, 1996, soft cover, 103 pages, b/w photos, 5.5. by 8.5 inches, condition is new...Copy #2....$35.00 sold

THE SPINNER: Collected Writings of the True Master Roller Breeders Edited by David Kowalski, 1975, soft cover, majority of articles are by W.H. Pensom, 57 pages, 8.25 by 5.3 inches, condition is very good/excellent...$60.00 sale $50.00 sold

WINNERS WITH SPINNERS by Graham Dexter, 1989, First Edition soft cover, 234 pages, color and b/w photos and illustrations, 8.25 by 5.75 inches, owner's name written inside, a few loose pages in front, overall  good condition...$50.00.. Now $25                                                                                                sold

WINNERS WITH SPINNERS by Graham Dexter, 1995, Second Edition, custom hard bound in leather, 257 pages, color and b/w photos and illustrations, excellent condition, unique hard cover book,............................$100.00  sold

WINNERS WITH SPINNERS: The Art of Cultivating High-quality Rollers in England by Graham Dexter, 1995 Second Edition, soft cover, color/back and white illustrations/photos, 257 pages, 8.25 by 5.875 inches, condition is excellent/like new........................$60.00 sold

TRUE SPINNING ROLLERS: A step-by-Step Guide to Breeding your own Aerial Champions (Book 1) by David Kowalski, 1985 First Edition, soft cover, illustrated, 256 pages, 8.25 by 5.5 inches, good/very good condition.......................$75.00

TRUE SPINNING ROLLERS: A step-by-Step Guide to Breeding your own Aerial Champions (Book 1) by David Kowalski, 1985 First Edition, soft cover, illustrated, 256 pages, 8.25 by 5.5 inches, owner's name inside front cover, good/very good condition..............COPY #2....................$60.00 

TRUE SPINNING ROLLERS (Book 2): The Even More Complete,  step-by-step Guide to Breeding Your Own Aerial Champion Birmingham Roller Pigeons by David D. Kowalski, 1997 First Edition, soft cover, 256 pages, illustrated, 8.25 by 5.5 inches, author signed inside the front cover, in very good/excellent condition, Copy #1...$75.00 

TRUE SPINNING ROLLERS (Book 2): The Even More Complete,  step-by-step Guide to Breeding Your Own Aerial Champion Birmingham Roller Pigeons by David D. Kowalski, 1997 First Edition, soft cover, 256 pages, illustrated, 8.25 by 5.5 inches, author signed inside the front cover, in very good/excellent condition .COPY 2....$75.00

TRUE SPINNING ROLLERS (Book 2): The Even More Complete,  step-by-step Guide to Breeding Your Own Aerial Champion Birmingham Roller Pigeons by David D. Kowalski, 1997 First Edition, soft cover, 256 pages, illustrated, 8.25 by 5.5 inches, author signed inside the front cover, in new condition .....COPY 3..............$75.00

TRUE SPINNING ROLLERS (Book 2): The Even More Complete,  step-by-step Guide to Breeding Your Own Aerial Champion Birmingham Roller Pigeons by David D. Kowalski, 1997 First Edition, soft cover, 256 pages, illustrated, 8.25 by 5.5 inches, author signed inside the front cover, in new condition .....COPY 4............$75.00

THE COLLECTED WRITINGS OF WILLIAM HYLA PENSOM edited by Thomas Monsor, Second Edition 1988, soft cover spiral binding, 245 pages. This is a fabulous collection, persumed to be the complete collection of Pensom's articles, 8.5 by 11 inches, excellent condition (plastic cover has a crease).....OUTSTANDING.......$100.00  sold

A GUIDE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMING ROLLER by Joe Houghton, orig 1983, Revised Edition, soft cover in folder, 46 pages, 11 by 8.5 inches, excellent..$35.00 sold

THE ROLLER JOURNAL MANUAL  edited by David Gehrke, 2nd Edition 2002. Two inch, three ringed binder with dividers for the ten chapters. 187 pages, color photos, in very good/excellent condition.Outstanding.........$100.00 sold

ACROBATS OF THE AIR (THE ROLLER PIGEON)  by James E. Graham and others, 1944 Third Edition, soft cover, 102 pages, 7.75 by 5.25 inches, in good/very good condition..................COPY #1..................................................$75.00

ACROBATS OF THE AIR (THE ROLLER PIGEON)  by James E. Graham and others, 1944 Third Edition, soft cover, 102 pages, 7.75 by 5.25 inches, in good/very good condition..................COPY #2..................................................$75.00

ACROBATS OF THE AIR (THE ROLLER PIGEON) by James Graham & others, 2015 Edition, soft cover, 177 pages, b/w illustrated, 8.5 by 5.5 inches, this is a new book..........................$20.00 sold

The LAST OF THE GREATS AND BEYOND by Thomas Hatcher, 2010, soft cover, 205 pages, b/w photos, 8.5 by 11 inches, like new condition............................................$80.00 

THE LAST OF THE GREATS AND THE NEXT GENERATION (Birmingham Rollers) by Thomas R. Hatcher, 1978 First Edition, soft cover, illustrated/photos, 183 pages, 11 by 8.5 inches, condition is very good/excellent........... $60.00

THE LAST OF THE GREATS AND THE NEXT GENERATION (Birmingham Rollers) by Thomas R. Hatcher, 1978 First Edition, soft cover, illustrated/photos, 183 pages, 11 by 8.5 inches, condition is very good/excellent.....................COPY #2....... $60.00

THE LAST OF THE GREATS by Thomas Hatcher, 1978 First Edition, soft cover, 79 pages, b/w photos, 8.5 by 11 in,  good condition..$50.00 sold

THE SPIN MASTERS;  BRIDGE TO THE PAST, ROLLING TO THE FUTURE by Tom Hatcher. 1998, soft cover, 96 pages, b/w photos, many articles by prominent Roller Fanciers, just one article by Pensom (his last one before his death), 8.5 by 11 inches, in excellent condition................$50.00

THE PERFORMING ROLLER PIGEON ABSTRACT ~ AN ATLAS OF THE SPORT by Thomas Hatcher, 1982, soft cover, 83 pages, 8.5 by 5.5 inches, good /very good condition ......................$35.00 sold

THE COMPLETE ROLLER PIGEON by Jeff Davies, 1991 hard cover, color & b/w images, 62 pages, 8.5 by 6 inches,  new condition.............$40.00 sold

ROLLERS and ALL ABOUT THEM (Origin and Management Advice to Beginners Practical Hints) by E.R.B. Chapman, 1934, Published by Pigeon News, First Edition, 67 pages, illustrated, 7.5 by 5.25 inches, good condition ....$80.00       sold

ROLLERS and ALL ABOUT THEM (Origin and Management Advice to Beginners Practical Hints) by E.R.B. Chapman, 1934, Published by Pigeon News, First Edition, 67 pages, illustrated, 7.5 by 5.25 inches, in very good condition, stain on cover ..Light Blue Cover.....................................$75.00 

THE SEARCH FOR THOSE FABULOUS WHITTINGHAMS; The ARCHIVES, by Steve Roth and Joe Quinn. 2006 soft cover, spiral bound,  141 pages, 8.5 by 11 inches,  An Archival Project to Preserve Elements of the Birmingham Roller History in the United States and Canada. b/w photos.......................in excellent/like new condition................................$60.00

The BIRMINGHAM ROLLER by William Pensom, 1958 FIRST EDITION, soft cover, b/w illustrations, 131 pages, cover has some signs of handling, overall in good condition.........................$50.00

The BIRMINGHAM ROLLER by William Pensom, 1958 FIRST EDITION, soft cover, b/w illustrations, 131 pages, cover has some signs of handling, good /very good condition....COPY #2.................$60.00

The Birmingham Roller Pigeon by William Pensom. Soft cover, 1971 Fourth Edition, b/w illustrations and photos, 131 pages,  very good condition..COPY #1.........................$25.00 

The Birmingham Roller Pigeon by William Pensom. Soft cover, 1971 Fourth Edition, b/w illustrations and photos, 131 pages, owner's name written on cover top right and more writing on page opposite inside cover, otherwise in fair/good condition (Copy #2)...............$15.00 sold

The Birmingham Roller Pigeon by William Pensom. Soft cover, 1971 Fourth Edition, b/w illustrations and photos, 131 pages, cover has small fault, fair/good condition ...(Copy #4)...$15.00

Keys to Flying Competition Rollers by Tom Hatcher and others, 2004, 147 pages, soft cover, 10.5 by 8 inches, condition is good.............................$30.00

Keys to Flying Competition Rollers by Tom Hatcher and others, 2004, 147 pages, soft cover, 10.5 by 8 inches, condition is  good/very good. 

COPY #2 ..............................................$30.00

NATIONAL BIRMINGHAM ROLLER CLUB "ROLLER SPECIAL" 1995 est, soft cover, 139 pages, filled with great articles, photos, club and breeder contacts; lots of valuable information, 11 by 8.5 inches, condition is very good................$75.00.......now .....$50.00

NATIONAL BIRMINGHAM ROLLER CLUB "ROLLER SPECIAL" 1995 est, soft cover, 139 pages, filled with great articles, photos, club and breeder contacts; lots of valuable information, 11 by 8.5 inches, condition is very good/excellent..............Copy #2 .....$50.00

NATIONAL BIRMINGHAM ROLLER CLUB "ROLLER SPECIAL" 1995 est, soft cover, 139 pages, filled with great articles, photos, club and breeder contacts; lots of valuable information, 11 by 8.5 inches, gift dedication on back cover, condition very good................Copy #3 .....$40.00

FLYING THE BIRMINGHAM ROLLER by David Gehrke, 2007, signed dedication by author,. soft cover, 236 pages, b/w photos & illustrations, 9 by 6 inches, Birmingham Rollers are a very unique performance breed. What they do in the air is far different from performance of other breeds of pigeons. The breeds unique ability and the unanswered questions as to why they spin probably explains why so few books have been written on Birmingham Rollers despite the number of roller enthusiast. Written by Dave Gehrke who acquired his fi rst Rollers in 1971. Dave and his wife Rita are also editors of the publication "The Roller Journal".

.in very good/ excellent condition.................................$30.00 sold

ROLLER DREAMS AND REALITIES by Paul Gomez, 2009, soft cover, high gloss paper, brilliant color images, 91 pages, 9 by 6 inches,  in excellent  /new condition.........................................$35.00

ROLLER AND TUMBLER PIGEONS & PIGEON MANAGEMENT by Joseph Batty, 2003 First Edition, board cover,102 pages, color & b/w photos and illustrations, 8 by 5.75 inches, in like new condition......Yellow Cover.......................$50.00

ROLLER AND TUMBLER PIGEONS & PIGEON MANAGEMENT by Joseph Batty, 2007, board cover,102 pages, color & b/w photos and illustrations, 8 by 5.75 inches, in like new condition..........Blue Cover.........$40.00 sold

WORLD ROLLER HAPPENINGS, Issue #2

WORLD ROLLER HAPPENINGS, Issue #2

AMERICAN PIGEON JOURNAL ~ ROLLER SPECIALS ~ ALL OUT OF PRINT

JUNE 1958 Birmingham Rollers....$ sold 

April 1966........................................$50.00

August 1974.....................................$35.00

December 1979................................$35.00

May 1985..........................................$35.00

May 1990..........................................$25.00

THE ART AND PRACTICE OF FLYING THE BIRMINGHAM ROLLER by Thomas Hatcher, 44 pages, 8.5 by 11 inches, low tech published, b/w photos, previous fancier's name and address neatly written on cover, in good/very good condition....................$30.00 sold

MY LIFE WITH BIRMINGHAM ROLLERS, Carl Mannino, 1975, Edited and published by the National Ideal Roller Club, First Edition. 8.5 by 11 inches, 72 pages, low tech publication, spiral bound, plastic cover which has faults, interesting sketches, in good condition....................$30.00

PIGEON DEBUT BREED SPECIAL ~SHOW ROLLERS, February 2001, out of print, in very good condition..............................$20.00

YEAR BOOK OF THE UNITED ROLLER CLUB OF AMERICA 1936-37, 5.5 by 4.25 inches, 32 pages, condition is very good/excellent...$10.00 sold